Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-18
WASHINGTON.
Mrs. Merkelhsm. the Granddaughter
OF Thomas Jtff rson, Dies III
the Nations Capital City.
Great Newspaper schems-Ponsions for
Texas - Changes in tho Postal
servIcs-Contracts Awarded.
JEFFERsoS's GRAND DAUGHTER DEAL

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE funeral
of Mrs. Septima r. Melklehsm took place
to-day from her late residence, 1929 Q
street. she was the last surviving grand
child of Thomas Jefferson, upon whose
knee she had often sat a. Monticello
when she was little girl. Her mother
YES Martha Jt fsrsop, who married at
seventeen, and her father was Thomas
Mann Randolph, once Governor Of VIE.
ginia. The Randolph estste was at Edge
hill, lust scfoss from Monticello, and
there she lived long after the MOnti+
cello estate of her grandfather
passed into the hands of the strangers,
who made g charge varying from 8
quarter tc dollar to allow visits, inClud-
ing the grandchildren Of Jefferson TO see
JEFFRRSON's GRAVE.
Mrs Merkleham was the seventh of
twelve children from which CT circumstance
she derived her given name Septima.
While travelling in Cuos for health she
met Dr.. Merklehsm, Scotch physician,
and married him. He died some years
ago. Since then the main support OF the
family is ssid 10 have beer the elder of
two daughters who hsd for 6 long time
had clerksnip in the Patent Office. She
was discharged by mistake, as it after
ward appeared last winter, and re-
instated after it had been duly inside
known that she wss
THE GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER
Of Thomas jefferson. OF two sons and
two daughters Surviving, the daughter
who is employed in the Patent office is
the only one who is not sn invalid. One
son will accompany the remsins to New
York tc- day, and the other, Randolph,
will remain in Washington to look after
his two sisters who are both invalids.
Wm. MerkIehsp and wife, Randolph
Merkleham and Henry P, Merkleh4m of
New York, relatives OF deceased,
registered at Wizards last night
aud will accompany the remains
to New York to-day. At the
Forty-eighsh Congress representative
Robinson Of New York made s strong
fight for pension for Mrs. Merkleham
but failed The committee Of pensions
reported adversely on the ground that it
was not policy to open up civil pension
list. Mrs. MeIkleham sad; 81 did not
ask this with any idea Of getting it, but
did think inssmuch as there vas but one
Jefferson and one Declaration Of indie
pendence the UDited States might be
willing to provide for his grardchi!d."
LABOR PRESS.
Congressman B8yne of Pennsylvania
told your correspondent last night that
when ne was in New York recently that
he learned that Henry George and DR..
McGlynn were trying TO launch gigantic
newspaper scheme. The idea Is to start
newspaper IN every large city 10 be
devoted to the Iab0rlng men. This they
say will take the press cut of the hands
/ of monopolists, and leave it untrammeled,
/ George contends that the scheme is prsc-
ttcsble while McGlynn doubts Il some
Whist. "While the thing would require
great capital" said Congressman Bayne,
1.-THE labor organizations can raise capital
when they want If, and l have no doubt
hut what if the wo1kingmen felt sure Ct
/ having press for them always the money
/ could be easily raised"
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
1 At d meeting of the Illinois Democratic
Association here last night II vas decid-
ed to appoint 6 committee to examine
/ into the political status of every govern
/ Ultnl BlDASNG S-iSA fSSN ~ tLlS sALC VIII .
/ view to ascertain his politics.
WHAT THE STAR SAYS.
I The Star tonight prints the following
/ zone of the Ollo visitors wlo came from
! Philadelphia 70 Washington last night,
/ received a dispatch stating that Mrs
/ Cleveland snubbed Governor and Mrs.
! Foraker at the reception in Philadelphia
/ last evening. 1t states that when the
| Governor and his wife were presented,
/ Mrs. Cleveland turned aside without Civ
/ ing them any recognition. The PniIa-
/ delphie morning papers made no mentlou
of any such occurrences. Your CORE
spoHdent was talking to e politician to-
night who says he vas in Philadelphia 81
/ the PERCEPTION and would surely have
! heard OF any such action had it taker
place. The story is probably started tC
make political cspital,L
TEXAS PENSIONS.
/ Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE following
Texas pensions were issued to-day
Margaret L. Howe, widow of Calvin Cob
ner, CCheviile, increase. Thomas c. Nc
Intyre, a gore, Mexican war; AbednigC
1 G. Malcolm, MsIl.kcf; John Hilton, Lone
Star; r. T. Certify, Willie; G W. Ches.
ser, Bells; Silas II. Ballard, Abilene,
TRXAs POSTAL NOTES,
Especial p the Gazette.
WAsH1NGToN, Sept. 17.-Specisl ser
vice has been discontinued as follows
Camden, Comanche county, from Dublin
from September go Office discontinued
Cedar Grove, Brszoris county, from
I Columbia, from September 20, Oliver 81
Clark has been commissioned as post
master at OrsGgeville and A. j. Ogburl
st Sandy Point.
GOVERNMENT WORK.
Specisl TO the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1.-THE Secretar
A iof the Treasury has awarded the contrsc
flor the wood work fcr the Federal build
ing at Dallas, Tex. TO o. Brownlee 0
Dallas at S4522, and the iron stair to j
E. BalIees OF Detroit at 50. 572 IS.